Courtyard House
A garden at the heart of the home
Fold / Residential architecture
Seacliff · Pacific Coast
Seacliff · the arrival
Seacliff
Plan & views
Viewing the arrival
Select a space to see its view. Diagram of the three scenes, not a measured floor plan.
The place comes first.
The view belongs in the room.
A long window can change the way a room feels. So can a courtyard, a sheltered threshold, or somewhere comfortable to sit as the light moves.
Seacliff explores those everyday experiences on a dramatic coastal site. The house opens toward the water, while its stone walls and planted courtyard make places to retreat.
Explore SeacliffDifferent places.
Personal spaces.
Explore homes on the coast, around a garden, and among the trees.
A little shelter.
A lot of sky.
Some of the most useful spaces sit between indoors and out. A courtyard can bring daylight into the plan and give the home a quieter place to gather.
Close to the detailThe materials
Explore material choices
The materials
you live with.
We choose materials for how they feel in daily use, how they meet at edges and corners, and the care they need as they age.
Stone and its edges
At Seacliff, pale stone gives the house its weight and frames the view. Recessed joints and shaded openings keep a large surface from feeling flat.
Timber within reach
Oak brings warmth to cabinetry, seating and the surfaces touched every day. Its grain helps a room feel comfortable without adding visual clutter.
Glass, light and shade
The opening matters as much as the pane. A deep reveal, an overhang or a carefully placed screen can change how a room receives the light.
A whole home,
or the room
that changes it.
Working together1 / Understand 2 / Explore 3 / Resolve 4 / Build See how a project develops
A good project starts with a useful conversation.
Your place and priorities
Talk about how you live, what needs to change, and the practical limits of the project.
Work through the possibilities
Drawings and models make ideas easier to discuss before one direction is developed.
Give the details proper attention
Develop the design with the relevant consultants and work through the drawings and approvals it needs.
Keep the design conversation going
Agree who handles questions and changes, then review decisions as construction progresses.
A closer look.
A few things worth thinking about before you begin.
What a courtyard can change
Daylight, privacy and a more useful connection to outside.
Explore the project ↗Choose materials in the room
Why a sample is more useful when you see it beside the things it will meet.
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